rifleman

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Recent Examples of rifleman Who is Daniel Penny? Penny, a former Marine sergeant, served as a rifleman to Camp Lejeune from 2017 to 2021. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024 Averin Valeriy Vasilievich, a 52-year-old rifleman with the 153rd Tank Regiment, took the kettle and left the trench to fetch water. David Axe, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024 Trained as a rifleman, Anderson found himself in Vietnam’s Quang Tri province. Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024 In the better of the two portraits, his grandfather’s face is drowning in a sheet of white, though Mandelbaum included dozens of little doodles to one side: Panzers, riflemen. Jason Farago, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023 See All Example Sentences for rifleman
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sharpshooter
Noun
  • The 6-10 forward, a sharpshooter in his own right, averaged 18.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists across 77 games last season, shooting 50.4% from the field and 39.5% from deep.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 30 June 2025
  • Clark fans have suggested that the lack of protection for the Fever sharpshooter could lead her toward building her own professional basketball league.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025

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“Rifleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rifleman. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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